United Express jet diverts to Amarillo

A United Express twin-engine jet diverted to Amarillo on Wednesday due to a pressurization issue in the cabin, airport officials said. United Express Flight 4423 landed safely at 1:32 p.m. at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, officials said. No one was hurt, officials said.

The aircraft took off from Grand Junction (Colo) Regional Airport at 11:11 a.m. MST bound for Houston Intercontinental Airport, according to FlightAware.com, a website that tracks flights across the country.

Kelly Norris, 52, from Atlanta, Georgia said the captain came over the intercom and told the passengers they would be emergency landing in Amarillo due to lost cabin pressure. Norris said the people on the flight remained calm and the oxygen masks did not deploy.

The Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft is a regional jet that can sit 50 passengers, according to Embraer’s website. The aircraft has twin Rolls Royce AE3007 engines mounted on the back of the plane. About 900 ERJ 145 jets in use by more than 30 airlines across five continents, according to the website.